Toilet Pad for Male Genital

ABSTRACT

A heath gadget to be used in conjunction with toilet bowl rims or seats. The gadget works to prevent contact of men&#39;s genitals with the toilet bow and/or the toilet seat through a sliding boards design.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applicationhaving application Ser. No. 61/980,534 filed on Apr. 16, 2014.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is directed to and concerns that of a new andimproved health gadget to be used in conjunction with toilets.

2. Description of the Related Arts

There are several prior arts directed at preventing male genital fromtouching the toilet bowl and/or toilet seat when males are sitting onthe toilet. These arts are generally expensive to manufacture, difficultto carry with daily life due to their size, inconvenient to dispose,easily wet during urination, or non-adjustable to meet the protectiveneed of different gestures when men are sitting on the toilet.

These deficiencies cause those arts to be not useful in daily life, andmen are left without a good, economic and portable product to protecttheir genitals from touching potentially infectious toilet and seatsurfaces when sitting on toilets. See for example U.S. Pat. Nos.7,007,313 B1, 4,910,815 A, 1,776,333 A, 5,960,481 A, 7,225,481 B2,6,289,527 B1 6,708,350 B2 and 1,776,333 A.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved health gadgetto be used in conjunction with toilets. The gadget works to preventcontact of men's genitals with either toilet bowl or toilet seat.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a health gadget usedin conjunction with toilets which is extremely cheap to manufacturer soas to enable ordinary people to use it daily or enable public facilitiesto offer them for free, which will significantly facilitate theimprovement of public health.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a health gadgetused in conjunction with toilets which is small, flat and easy to carryin people's pocket or wallet.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a health gadgetused in conjunction with toilets which is disposable after one use andcan be easily disposed without touching contaminated areas of the gadgetor the toilet.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a healthgadget used in conjunction with toilets which is adjustable as tolength, so that men can freely adjust the length of protective boards tofit for their genitals when sitting on toilets in different gestures,and avoid wetting the gadget causing discomfort when urinating beforedefecation.

The present invention is not limited in its application to the detailsof construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth inthe following description or illustrated in the drawings. The healthgadget used in conjunction with toilets is capable of other embodimentsand being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to beunderstood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are forthe purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon whichthis disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for thedesigning Of other structures for carrying Out the purposes of thepresent invention. It is important to note that the claims should beregarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they donot depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the preferred embodiment of the gadget mounted on the rimof a toilet when in use and in full extension.

FIG. 2 shows the preferred embodiment of the gadget in the flattenedshape for carry and storage before use.

FIG. 3 shows the side view of the preferred embodiment of the gadget.

FIG. 4 shows the preferred embodiment of the gadget mounted on the rimof a toilet when in use and without extension.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The gadget is designed to protect male genitals from touching toiletbowl and/or toilet seat. In general and as more thoroughly discussedbelow, it is a foldable article made of paper-like thin materials.Before use, as is shown in FIG. 2, it is folded flat for the convenienceof carry and storage, and can be stacked with the same gadgets. When inuse, as is shown in FIG. 1, a part of the gadget can be unfolded to fitthe shape of toilet bowl rim or toilet seat, and one of the twoprotective boards of the gadget can slide up and down to provideextended protection against contact. After use, the gadget can be easilyremoved without touching its contaminated parts or the toilet.

FIG. 1 shows the preferred embodiment of the gadget mounted on the rimof a toilet when in use. The gadget is mounted on the upper surface 5and inward surface 6 of the toilet bowl nm or toilet seat to preventmale genitals from touching the toilet bowl and seat cover 6 and 7.Toilet bowl, as seen in FIG. 1, has a continuous rim and has threesurfaces, an inner surface 6, an upper surface 5, and a bottom surface7. The gadget itself comprises two portions, a fixture portion 3 and 4and a sliding portion 1 and 2.

The fixture portion 3 and 4 comprises an upper surface fixture part 3,and an inward surface fixture part 4. The upper surface fixture part 3has two ends and has a flat and paper-like thin shape. The upper surfacefixture part 3 is pressed against the upper surface of toilet seat ortoilet rim 6 when in use. The inward surface fixture part 4 has twobroad ends and has a concave shape or a flat. shape which can becomeconcave to fit the curve of the inner surface of toilet bowl or toiletseat 8. The inward surface fixture part 4 is pressed against the innersurface of toilet seat or toilet rim 6 when in use. The inward surfacefixture part 4 has approximately the same vertical with as the verticalwidth of the inner nm of the bowl 6, which enables it to protect malegenital against touching the inner surface of the toilet seat or rim 6,and which also enables it to avoid user wetting the gadget whenurinating. As is shown n FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, on the back side of theupper surface fixture part 3 is adhesive 8.

One end of the upper surface fixture part 3 and one broad end of theinward surface fixture part 4 are firmly attached by a point, and can beeasily folded to an angle between them for mounting on the toilet rim ortoilet seat. As is shown in FIG. 2, before use, the upper surfacefixture part 3 and the inward surface fixture part 4 are folded flat,and the fixture portion as a whole 3 and 4 is needy on the same surfacewith the sliding portion 1 and 2 for easy carry and storage.

The sliding portion 1 and 2 comprises a neck and head part 1 and asliding board 2. The neck and head part 1 has two ends and has a flat orconcave shape. The neck 1 has a narrow and long shape and the head has abroad shape, a folding shape, or any shape that prevents the slidingportion from falling down apart from the fixture portion. The slidingboard 2 has two ends and has a concave shape or flat shape which canbecome concave to fit the curve of inner surface of toilet rim or toiletseat 6. During use, the sliding board 2 is pressed against the innersurface of toilet rim or toilet seat 6 and is sandwiched between theinner surface of toilet seat or toilet rim 6 and the inward surfacefixture part 4, but the sliding board 2 is not adhered to either. Duringuse, the neck and head part 1 stands upright to provide users the meansto control the sliding board 2, and the shape of the head 1 prevents thesliding portion 1 and 2 from falling down apart from the fixture portion3 and 4.

One end of the sliding board 2 is firmly attached to one end of the neckand head part 1. The sliding board 2 and the neck and head part 1 arenearly on the same surface during and before use. As is discussed above,before use, the sliding portion 1 and 2 is also nearly on the samesurface as the fixture portion 3 and 4 for easy carry and storage.

The neck and head part 1 slides through a small opening 9 in the inwardsurface fixture part 4. The neck and head part 1 touches but is notphysically attached or adhered to inward surface fixture part 4. Thefriction between the neck and head part 1 and the small opening 9, andbetween sliding board 2 and the inward surface fixture part 4 willprevent an automatic sliding. The shape of the neck and head part 1prevents the sliding portion 1 and 2 from falling down apart from thefixture portion 3 and 4. The sliding board 2 prevents the slidingportion 1 and 2 from moving upward apart from the fixture portion 3 and4 due to its widened size. After use, user can pull the neck and headpart 1 upward to detach the gadget from toilet and dispose it withouttouching the fixture portion 3 and 4 or the sliding board 2, which maybe contaminated through contact with toilet bowl or seat during use.

The sliding board 2 stays behind the inward surface fixture part 4initially when the sliding portion 1 and 2 is drawn to the uppermostposition. The sliding board 2 is approximately equal in width with theinward surface fixture part 4. When the neck and head 1 is pusheddownward by user, the sliding board 2 is exposed to the user below theinward surface fixture part 4 and provides a more complete protectionfor male genitals from touching the bottom part of the toilet bowl 7.This sliding design provides complete protection to male genital whileavoids wetting the gadget when urinating before defecation.

1. The invention claimed is a gadget in combination with a toilet bowlor toilet seat, the bowl or seat include a continuous rim, the gadgetcomprising a fixture portion (3 and 4) which is attached to the toiletbowl or toilet seat and contains a protective board (4), and a slidingportion (1 and 2) which slides up and down through an opening (9) insaid fixture portion and contain a protective board (2).
 2. Theinvention claimed is the gadget in claim 1 further made of thinpaper-like material.
 3. The invention claimed is the gadget in claim 2,in which said fixture portion further comprising two flat or concaveboards (3 and 4) which are connected by a point at one end of each saidboard.
 4. The invention claimed is the gadget in claim 3, in which saidfixture portion (3 and 4) is fixated to the toilet bowl or toilet seatby adhesives on the undersurface of the fixture portion (8).
 5. Theinvention claimed is the gadget in claim 4, in which said slidingportion (1 and 2) further comprising a flat or concave narrow long neckand folding or broad head (1), and a broad flat or concave board (2),wherein one broad end of said concave or flat board is connected withthe narrow or non-folding end of said neck and head part.
 6. Theinvention claimed is the gadget in claim 2, in which said slidingportion (1 and 2) further comprising a flat or concave narrow long neckand folding or broad head (1), and a broad flat or concave board (2),wherein one broad end of said concave or flat board is connected withthe narrow or non-folding end of said neck and head part.
 7. Theinvention claimed is the gadget in claim 6, in which said fixtureportion further comprising two flat or concave boards (3 and 4), whichare connected by a point at one end of each said board.
 8. The inventionclaimed is the gadget in claim 7, in which said fixture portion (3 and4) is fixated to the toilet bowl or toilet seat by adhesives on theundersurface of the fixture portion (8).